Applied Science - Research Engineer (Robotics)

Wwshemi; Paris; Ibrido; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

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Healthcare coverage

Relocation support

Meal allowance

Descrizione del lavoro

Mistral AI is seeking Applied Scientists and Research Engineers focused on robotics. You will design, train, and deploy state-of-the-art robotics models (VLM, VLA) for navigation and manipulation in varied use cases.

You’ll collaborate across science, engineering, and product teams to deliver high-impact AI solutions. Ideal candidates have strong Python coding skills, experience with PyTorch or JAX, and a track record in robotics perception, navigation, and manipulation using simulation tools

Competenze

• Fluent English with clear communication.
• Expert with PyTorch or JAX.
• Experience with Vision-Language Models (VLM) and VLA models.
• Write clean, high-performance Python code.

Mansioni

• Run pre-training, post-training and deploy state-of-the-art models on large clusters.
• Generate and curate datasets (image-text, video-text), and build evaluators/benchmarks for perception, navigation and manipulation tasks.
• Develop tools and frameworks to facilitate data generation, model training, evaluation and deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex use cases.
• Manage research projects and communications with client research teams.

Conoscenze

Fluent English

PyTorch

JAX

Vision-Language Models

VLA models

Python

Perception

Navigation

Manipulation

Formazione

PhD or Master in Robotics / ML

Strumenti

Isaac SIM

Python

Git

Descrizione del lavoro

Applied Science - Research Engineer (Robotics)

Mistral AI Paris, France; London, United Kingdom Posted 2026-10-19

Location Paris, France; London, United Kingdom

Employment Full-time

Workplace Hybrid

Solutions

About The Job

Mistral AI is seeking Applied Scientists and Research Engineers focused on robotics. You will design, train, and deploy SOTA robotics models (VLM, VLA models for navigation and manipulation) and apply them to diverse use cases. You'll work cross-functionally with internal and external science, engineering, and product teams to deliver high-impact AI solutions.

What you will do

• Run pre-training, post-training and deploy state of the art models on large clusters.
• Generate and curate datasets (image-text, video-text), and build evaluators/benchmarks for perception, navigation and manipulation tasks.
• Develop the necessary tools and frameworks to facilitate data generation, model training, evaluation and deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex use cases.
• Manage research projects and communications with client research teams.

About you

• Fluent in English with excellent communication skills.
• Expert with PyTorch or JAX.
• Experience with Vision Language Models (VLM), Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, perception, navigation and manipulation, simulation tools (e.g. Isaac SIM).
• Clean, readable, high-performance Python code.
• Doesn't need roadmaps. Ships.
• Low-ego, collaborative and eager to learn.
• Track record of success through personal projects, professional projects or academia.

Nice to have

• PhD / Master in a relevant field (Robotics, Machine Learning).
• Research experience in robotics navigation, perception, manipulation.
• Contributions to a large open-source or industry codebase.
• Publications in top academic journals or conferences.
• Enjoys improving existing code: typing, tests, CI pipelines.

What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks.